Textbook Reading
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Click for the Unit 13 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
Click to watch the video "How a Hybrid Engine Works."
Click to see the new Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car.
Click to watch the National Geographic video "Climate 101: Renewable Energy."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Solar Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Solar Energy Panels Work."
Click to learn about the solar panels at Smithtown High School West.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Hydropower and Wind Power.
Click to watch the video "Hydropower 101."
Click to watch the Khan Academy vdeio "Wind Power."
Click to see the NY Times article "How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream" with incredible photos showing modern wind technology.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Biomass.
Click to watch part of the NOVA video "Ethanol Biofuel."
Click to watch the video "Renewable Energy 101: How Does Biomass Energy Work?"
Click to watch the video “How Biomass Works.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geothermal and Hydrogen.
Click to watch the video "Geothermal Heat Pumps."
Click to watch the video “Energy 101: Geothermal Energy.”
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on A Sustainable Energy Strategy.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
2020 AP Environmental Science Exam Review
The 2020 AP Environmental Science Exam is Monday May 18th at 4:00 in the afternoon. You will take it from your home.
You can view the schedule for all 2020 AP Exams and course-specific exam information here, including structure of the exam and types of questions.
You can learn about how you will take the AP Exam online, from home by clicking here.
College Board Tips for Success on Open Book/Open Note Exams.
Click to review the AP Environmental Science Course At A Glance. This document from the College Board lists all of the topics covered on the APES exam. Note that at Smithtown High School West the course is taught in a different order. Our units are different than on this website; we cover all of the material, just in a different order. For 2020, College Board Units 8 and 9 will NOT be covered on the exam, and % AP Exam Weighting does not apply.
As part of this course you should have learned certain distinct skills, called science practices, that that will help you learn to think and act like an environmental scientist. This document lists these science practices, describes them, and shows the approximate weighting of each skill on both the multiple choice and free response parts of the APES exam. For 2020 there is no multiple choice part of the test and the two free response questions will focus on practices 1 (concept explanation), 2 (visual representations), 4 (scientific experiments), 5 (data analysis), and 7 (environmental solutions). For 2020 you will NOT have to do any mathematical routines or significant mathematical calculations.
There are four Big Ideas in APES that are themes that run throughout the course. If you can weave some themes from these Big Ideas into your answers to the free response questions, you will improve your score.
The following links are here for you to use as you see fit. Some are fairly general, while others are pretty specific. You probably cannot use them all, so pick and choose those on topics with which you need more of a review. We will not be using these in class and they will not be required assignments; they are for you to use on your own. For 2020, please consult the APES Course At A Glance document so that you do not waste time reviewing materials in Units 8 and 9, which are not covered on the exam. Note that some of these links are general and will include materials within them that will not be tested on this year's exam.
If you find other useful resources that would help other students, please send the link to me (mstrieb@smithtown.k12.ny.us) and I will post them here.
The College Board is offering online lessons and review courses. These are excellent videos (mostly 40 - 60 minutes in length) that review specific topics in detail. Here is a list and schedule of live and recorded courses, with links. Scroll 3/4 of the way down the document and click the + sign next to Environmental Science to see the schedule and topics. Note that the brown circle designates material from College Board Units 8 and 9 that will not be covered on the 2020 test, while the blue circle denotes material that will be covered on the 2020 exam. You can also get to the videos at the College Board AP Environmental Science YouTube Channel. Note the numbers in the title of each video. They refer to College Board Units, and Units 8 and 9 will NOT be be covered on the 2020 exam.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Free Response Question Tips PowerPoint - For 2020, the entire test will be modified versions of questions 1 and 2.
VIDEOS
APES in a Box - A series of lots of videos on many topics covered on the APES Exam. Visit their Vimeo channel and browse.
Bozeman Science - Another series of many video lectures on many topics covered on the APES Exam.
Crash Course has videos on lots of topics for lots of courses. While there is not an Environmental Science course on its own, you can find some useful videos under Ecology, Biology and Chemistry.
This video provides an APES Legislation Review.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a series of questions, with explanations, covering many topics on the AP Environmental Science Exam. I may give assignments on Albert.io at a later date, and I may open it up for you to explore as we get closer to the exam.
The College Board's APES Course Home Page provides important information that will help you prepare for the exam. Also use this website for exam practice info. I will likely be assigning practice questions as we get closer to the exam, but for now, explore.
This NY Times interactive website "Timeline: 70 Years of Environmental Change" is an excellent review of major events in environmental science.
Use this website to play Legislative Jeopardy. It provides a fun APES law review.
The College Board provides this useful Energy Primer for the APES Student.
This Quizlet study set 140 Ways to Go APES gives 140 quick words and facts that you need to know for the APES Exam. You can put them in flash card form
This website gives 145 Ways to Go APE - repetitive with the Quizlet above, but with some additions.
Click to view the NATE Chart study guide for Environmental Science and the Bar Chart Quick Study Guide for Environmental Science. These have an incredible amount of information on them. Use them to review quick factoids.
You can view the schedule for all 2020 AP Exams and course-specific exam information here, including structure of the exam and types of questions.
You can learn about how you will take the AP Exam online, from home by clicking here.
College Board Tips for Success on Open Book/Open Note Exams.
Click to review the AP Environmental Science Course At A Glance. This document from the College Board lists all of the topics covered on the APES exam. Note that at Smithtown High School West the course is taught in a different order. Our units are different than on this website; we cover all of the material, just in a different order. For 2020, College Board Units 8 and 9 will NOT be covered on the exam, and % AP Exam Weighting does not apply.
As part of this course you should have learned certain distinct skills, called science practices, that that will help you learn to think and act like an environmental scientist. This document lists these science practices, describes them, and shows the approximate weighting of each skill on both the multiple choice and free response parts of the APES exam. For 2020 there is no multiple choice part of the test and the two free response questions will focus on practices 1 (concept explanation), 2 (visual representations), 4 (scientific experiments), 5 (data analysis), and 7 (environmental solutions). For 2020 you will NOT have to do any mathematical routines or significant mathematical calculations.
There are four Big Ideas in APES that are themes that run throughout the course. If you can weave some themes from these Big Ideas into your answers to the free response questions, you will improve your score.
The following links are here for you to use as you see fit. Some are fairly general, while others are pretty specific. You probably cannot use them all, so pick and choose those on topics with which you need more of a review. We will not be using these in class and they will not be required assignments; they are for you to use on your own. For 2020, please consult the APES Course At A Glance document so that you do not waste time reviewing materials in Units 8 and 9, which are not covered on the exam. Note that some of these links are general and will include materials within them that will not be tested on this year's exam.
If you find other useful resources that would help other students, please send the link to me (mstrieb@smithtown.k12.ny.us) and I will post them here.
The College Board is offering online lessons and review courses. These are excellent videos (mostly 40 - 60 minutes in length) that review specific topics in detail. Here is a list and schedule of live and recorded courses, with links. Scroll 3/4 of the way down the document and click the + sign next to Environmental Science to see the schedule and topics. Note that the brown circle designates material from College Board Units 8 and 9 that will not be covered on the 2020 test, while the blue circle denotes material that will be covered on the 2020 exam. You can also get to the videos at the College Board AP Environmental Science YouTube Channel. Note the numbers in the title of each video. They refer to College Board Units, and Units 8 and 9 will NOT be be covered on the 2020 exam.
APES Year in Review PowerPoint
Free Response Question Tips PowerPoint - For 2020, the entire test will be modified versions of questions 1 and 2.
VIDEOS
APES in a Box - A series of lots of videos on many topics covered on the APES Exam. Visit their Vimeo channel and browse.
Bozeman Science - Another series of many video lectures on many topics covered on the APES Exam.
Crash Course has videos on lots of topics for lots of courses. While there is not an Environmental Science course on its own, you can find some useful videos under Ecology, Biology and Chemistry.
This video provides an APES Legislation Review.
WEBSITES
Albert.io is a series of questions, with explanations, covering many topics on the AP Environmental Science Exam. I may give assignments on Albert.io at a later date, and I may open it up for you to explore as we get closer to the exam.
The College Board's APES Course Home Page provides important information that will help you prepare for the exam. Also use this website for exam practice info. I will likely be assigning practice questions as we get closer to the exam, but for now, explore.
This NY Times interactive website "Timeline: 70 Years of Environmental Change" is an excellent review of major events in environmental science.
Use this website to play Legislative Jeopardy. It provides a fun APES law review.
The College Board provides this useful Energy Primer for the APES Student.
This Quizlet study set 140 Ways to Go APES gives 140 quick words and facts that you need to know for the APES Exam. You can put them in flash card form
This website gives 145 Ways to Go APE - repetitive with the Quizlet above, but with some additions.
Click to view the NATE Chart study guide for Environmental Science and the Bar Chart Quick Study Guide for Environmental Science. These have an incredible amount of information on them. Use them to review quick factoids.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Unit 12: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources
Chapter 14: Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy
Click for the Unit 12 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geologic Processes.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources.
Click to watch the Smithsonian Channel video "The Land of Mountaintop Removal."
Click to go to the website for the Mountaintop Removal webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Using Mineral Resources More Sustainably.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Net Energy and Types of Energy Resources.
Click to watch the Simpsons video clip "The Death of Radioactive Man."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Oil.
Click to watch the video on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Click to watch the Scientific American Instant Egghead video "Will We Ever Run Out of Oil?"
Click to watch the Post Carbon Institute video "The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride: An Abbreviated History of Fossil Fuels."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Natural Gas.
Click for the link to Mapping the Shale Gas Boom.
Click to view the video "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coal.
Click to watch the "How Do They Do It video on Coal Mining."
Click to watch the quick video on Clean Coal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Nuclear Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Nuclear Energy Works."
Click to watch the video "Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster."
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy
Click for the Unit 12 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Geologic Processes.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources.
Click to watch the Smithsonian Channel video "The Land of Mountaintop Removal."
Click to go to the website for the Mountaintop Removal webquest.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Using Mineral Resources More Sustainably.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Net Energy and Types of Energy Resources.
Click to watch the Simpsons video clip "The Death of Radioactive Man."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Oil.
Click to watch the video on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Click to watch the Scientific American Instant Egghead video "Will We Ever Run Out of Oil?"
Click to watch the Post Carbon Institute video "The Ultimate Roller Coaster Ride: An Abbreviated History of Fossil Fuels."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture on Natural Gas.
Click for the link to Mapping the Shale Gas Boom.
Click to view the video "Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Coal.
Click to watch the "How Do They Do It video on Coal Mining."
Click to watch the quick video on Clean Coal.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Nuclear Energy.
Click to watch the video "How Nuclear Energy Works."
Click to watch the video "Chernobyl: The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster."
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